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Bill: AB 1 - Author: Nunez
02/25/2008 - From SENATE Committee on HEALTH without further action pursuant to JR 62(a).
Subject: Relates to the Health Care Cost and Quality Transparency Committee, requiring residents to enroll in and maintain minimum health care coverage, the Cooperative Health Insurance Purchasing Program, the Healthy Action Incentives and Rewards Program, Medi-Cal hospital rate stabilization, health insurance market reforms, health care service plans' prescription drug benefits, employer cafeteria plans, a diabetes services program, medical assistants, nurse practitioners, and electronic prescribing.
Bill: AB 10 - Author: De La Torre
06/25/2008 - From SENATE Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
Subject: Requires the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and the State Medical Board and the Osteopathic Medical Board to provide information respecting individual board licentiates upon request by the office. Requires the office to prepare and provide a report that makes a specified projection on the full time, practicing primary care physician and surgeon workforce in the state.
Bill: AB 1001 - Author: Parra
02/01/2008 - From Committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to JR 56. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
Subject: Allows taxpayers to designate on their tax returns, that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be transferred to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Provides that all moneys contributed to the fund pursuant to these provisions, be allocated to the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of cost and to the University of California for the support of ovarian cancer research.
Bill: AB 1009 - Author: Benoit
02/01/2008 - From Committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to JR 56. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
Subject: Enacts the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act. Requires, with an exemption for medical emergency, the physician performing the abortion to offer the pregnant woman information and counseling on fetal pain. Require the Department of Public Health to develop a related brochure and a waiver form. Requires the Medical Board to adopt regulations for revocation or suspension of medical licenses for violation of these provisions. Authorizes a civil action.
Bill: AB 1012 - Author: Calderon C
07/02/2008 - In SENATE. From Special Consent Calendar. To Inactive File.
Subject: Amends the property tax law that provides for the exemption from property taxation of specified amounts of the assessed value of the home of a disabled veteran, or a veteran's spouse in the case in which the person has, as a result of a service-connected disease or injury, died while on active duty in military service. Corrects an erroneous cross-reference and removes obsolete references to prior exemption amounts.
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